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Photograph of Thornton Wilder
Title
[Photograph of Thornton Wilder].
Production
New York, New York, 1948 August 18.
Physical Description
1 photograph : black and white print ; 18 x 24 cm
Notes
Title devised by cataloger.
Place of creation from photographer's ink stamp.
Date of creation from manuscript caption: "xxv.11.7/Aug 18 '48".
Ink stamp and caption in English.
Provenance
Purchased from Charles Agvent on the Thornton Wilder Memorial Fund, 2014.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Biographical / Historical Note
Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) was an American author and photographer.
Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) was an American novelist and playwright.
Summary
Studio portrait of Thornton Wilder, taken by Carl Van Vechten. Wilder is posed as Mr. Antrobus, a character from his 1942 play The Skin of Our Teeth.
Format
Images
Language
English
Added to Catalog
February 19, 2021
References
Carl Van Vechten, Photograph of Thornton Wilder. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Cite as
Carl Van Vechten, Photograph of Thornton Wilder. Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Gelatin silver prints.
Photographs.
Studio portraits.
Occupation
Authors United States 20th century.
Dramatists United States 20th century.
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